I Am Youth

Influencers are not always interested in your wellbeing

Influencers have the privilege of having access to thousands of people who admire and look up to them. It's so easy to believe that your favourite creator is has your best interest at heart, but it is important to remember that they are only human just like you.

10 Jun 2022 20 min

Can pride and humility coexist?

Humility is the ability to not think too highly of yourself, whereas pride is the act of exalting yourself to an unhealthy extent. Can a person be both humble and prideful at the same time? How do you overcome pride as a Christian?

10 Jun 2022 22 min

What the Apple M2 chipset brings to the Macbook Air

The Apple M2 is the successor to their M1 silicone chip that redefined the capabilities of personal computers. The first device to be introduced with the M2 chip at the Apple WWDC 2022 event was the new Macbook Air.

10 Jun 2022 18 min

What are parasocial relationships?

When you feel emotionally invested in your favourite influencer, singer, actress or author, beyond the work that they do, then you might be in a parasocial relationship with them. Sadly, this kind of relationship will always be one-sided, meaning your favourite influencer or creator will never know that you exist.

3 Jun 2022 12 min

Has online Church made us disconnected from each other?

The Bible encourages us to never "forsake the gathering of the saints". The global lockdown forced us to have our gatherings virtually from within the comfort of our homes. But has meeting online made us more disconnected to each other?

3 Jun 2022 29 min

The USA has the world's most powerful supercomputer

Supercomputers are machines that have an incredible amount of computing power that cannot be matched by any personal computer available to the everyday person. The world's wealthiest governments spent untold amounts of money to build these computers. These computers are theorized to have the capability of solving some of the…

3 Jun 2022 6 min

Should Christian musicians collaborate with secular artists?

A secular artist simply refers to a musician whose music is not intended to convey any religious or spiritual message or agenda. When the Bible says that we shouldn't be unequally yoked together with unbelievers (2Cor 6:14) does it also include featuring secular artists in gospel music?

27 May 2022 19 min

Are Chromebooks the best laptops for students?

Chromebooks are a Google built product that runs Chrome OS, an operating system that runs on Google's servers, also known as the cloud. For this reason, Google has managed to make Chromebooks very affordable and accessible for young people in high school and university students.

27 May 2022 11 min

Who would you be if they took everything you value │ Dineo Phadimenyane

The things we value include all material things and intangible ones such as intellect, popularity, social status and reputation. If all these things were taken from you would God still be enough for you?

27 May 2022 23 min

The Christian film industry and its influence on modern pop-culture

How can Christian films compete with Hollywood in influencing modern pop culture? Media and entertainment are very powerful tools of influence, and it's important for Christian films to start intentionally competing to be watched more than Hollywood films.

26 May 2022 20 min

Ithuteng After School program helps young people improve their academics

Ithuteng After School at LIV Lanseria provides a safe space where learners, in both primary and high school, can receive help with their homework, assignments and studies. There are 250 young people who come to Ithuteng After School to receive free tutoring, guidance with their studies, career workshops and bible…

20 May 2022 11 min

How to protect yourself from digital scams

The most common digital scams of our time are hackers, phishers or crypto-scammers. These are skilled individuals who try to trick or blatantly hack your devices in order to gain access to personal or sensitive information. In some cases, they even trick you into giving them money.

20 May 2022 17 min

The risk of making gospel music more relevant to young people

The taste of gospel music has always changed to suit the current generation. But the older generations tend to fear that changing the type of music may corrupt the art of worship or praise. We cannot deny the fact that Christian music is not in itself a music genre.

20 May 2022 21 min

Google announces Pixel 7 and 7 Pro months before launch

The Google I/O event is hosted annually and is a platform that Google uses to create hype around their new products and software. But in this year's event, Google did something unexpected by announcing the upcoming Pixel 7 and 7 Pro.

13 May 2022 19 min

The challenge of forgiving those who offend us

Forgiveness is something that every single one of us has struggled with in our journey. For some, it has been an obstacle that they were able to overcome, but a lot of us have not managed to obey this command, especially when the wrong done to them has been particularly…

13 May 2022 41 min

Can Christians have political influence without compromising values?

Most people would agree that the Christian faith should have an influence on societies and communities through music, film and other forms of entertainment or media. But when it comes to having political influence we all have our opinions and doubts. We have a fear that instead of us influencing…

6 May 2022 25 min

Why is Apple removing outdated apps from the App Store?

Apple users don't have as many apps to choose from as those who use Google's Play Store for Android devices. Both Apple and Google are currently in the process of getting rid of apps that are not routinely being updated by their developers or owners.

6 May 2022 20 min

Why did Netflix lose 200k subscribers in 3 months?

Netflix is known for being the world's most popular video streaming content. Since its founding in 1997 it has become a home for some of the world's most popular TV series and films. But after receiving numerous awards for their content it seems that Netflix subscribers are leaving the platform…

22 Apr 2022 14 min

In God you always win - Jovan Whyte

Jovan Whyte is a gospel musician from the capital of the island of Jamaica, Kingston. Apart from being a gospel singer, he is also an ordained Minister, senior youth leader, and plays the piano, saxophone and violin. In this interview, he reminds us that in spite of everything we've been…

22 Apr 2022 19 min

Is online shopping becoming too convenient not to abuse?

Amazon was one of the first companies to popularize the practice of online shopping. And now online shopping has become convenient and in most cases more affordable than visiting a physical store. It's important for us to explore how this new way of shopping might impact our buying habits.

22 Apr 2022 17 min